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Isn't tor risky with police?
Not really, as long as you don't run an exit node
But what if exit node was captured by police and they will get next node and etc
Running a Tor relay, even an exit node, is not illegal in most jurisdictions. However, exit node operators may receive a large number of abuse reports and legal threats, which they must properly answer to avoid further trouble and that's why it's not recommended for the individuals to run an exit node.
For those living under authoritarian regimes where Tor might be illegal, the risks are obviously significantly greater.
Is the UK in that category?
I'm trying to think of one single world government that isn't brutal authoritarians
Depends who you ask I guess, but at least Tor isn't illegal there, is it?
You're either trolling, or fundamentally don't understand how tor works. Exit nodes carry all the risk as they are the only ones who know what the exit traffic is. Every node before that is encrypted and doesn't know anything other than the next node. Police can capture an exit node all they want, its of no legal concern to the guard and middle if they do. The guard is the only one that knows the originating IP address. There are flaws in tor, don't get me wrong. But that's not one of them.
Sorry I wrote with haste (Updated my original comment), I meant to say Tails which for those who dont know is an anonymous linux live OS that is preconfigured to use Tor. So I was talking about seeding the Tails disto img.
As for Tor and running a node , it depends on the country. I have been running a non exit node for years with no issues in Europe.